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Wisdom, not wealth (1)

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04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry



 		Keywords
sayings
wisdom
Period
4th century CE 		Channel
Byzantine philosophers and scholars
Iranian culture

Text
Admonitions of Ādurbād 104 (Middle Persian):
And I say to you, my son, who are fortunate, for man wisdom is the best thing. For if - may it not happen! - wealth should vanish, or cattle should die, wisdom will remain.

Ahiqar (Greek Version) 69.11:
Have confidence in the soundness of your mind, not in wealth. For time took the latter away, but the former remains unravished.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Admonitions of Ādurbād 104 (Middle Persian)
Ahiqar (Greek Version) 69.11

Bibliography

de Blois 1984, 49de Blois, F. “The Admonitions of Adurbad and their Relationship to the Ahiqar Legend.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1984) 41-53.

Amar Annus


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